In this chapter Fortier focuses on three theories (theoretical approaches): Materialist, which is widely in time, and Postmodernism, Post colonialism, which are more narrow timing). He says that materialism believes that the world around us makes our ideas and thoughts and explains that, the basic task of materialist theory is to understand the relation between language, literature and art, on the one hand, and society, history and the material world, on the other (p. 153).
He claims that ideology lead us to think that ideology is natural and inescapable.
Marxism, the relation of workers, their work produces, work situation (p. 154).
He talks about Raymond Williams and his tripartite idea of dominant, residual, and emergent. Walter Benjamin,
He claims that ideology lead us to think that ideology is natural and inescapable.
Marxism, the relation of workers, their work produces, work situation (p. 154).
He talks about Raymond Williams and his tripartite idea of dominant, residual, and emergent. Walter Benjamin,